The Planet Today

by Matt Norden and Nick Gennusa

New episodes every Friday covering the latest in Wildlife Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Policy, including special guest interviews across the environmental/sustainability space.

Hosted by Matt Norden and produced/co-hosted by Nick Gennusa.

You can find us on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram @PlanetTodayPod!

Podcast episodes

  • The Matt and Nick episode

    The Matt and Nick episode

    Matt and Nick close 2024 and Chapter 1 of TPT with a fun episode, where they just talk about what the show has meant to them, what they’ve learned from it, and their friendship as a whole. After today, TPT will be on hiatus for the start of 2025. After some time to regroup and refocus, the show could either pick back up where it left off, come back with a different structure, or end on a high note. While we’re not sure what’s next, we know this episode will be a good one.

  • Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 2

    Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 2

    Matt introduces plays clips of interviews from: August 23, 2024 - Laird Christensen (Prescott College), October 11, 2024 - Alex Schulze (4Ocean), November 8, 2024 - James Leitner (Mission Clean Water), And November 22, 2024 - Fiona Nugent (Made By Fiona)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.

  • Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 1

    Best of 2024’s Interviews Part 1

    Matt introduces and plays clips of interviews from: May 17, 2024 - Shubber Ali (Garden for Wildlife), August 2, 2024 - Chris Bonifati (Pets Add Life), August 9, 2024 - Amber Wendler (Been Outside), And August 16, 2024 - Brett Jenks (Rare)! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.

  • COP29, Scientists created a mouse, & making cemeteries greener!

    COP29, Scientists created a mouse, & making cemeteries greener!

    Matt talks about the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan (Backroom deals and betrayal: how Cop29’s late $300bn deal left nobody happy), Scientists creating a mouse from microorganism genes (Scientists just used genes from a microorganism and created a mouse,) And burial sites in the U.S. becoming greener (Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding)! Matt references a 2022 episode of TPT with Sandy Gibson that you can listen to here. Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta using this link for 15% off.

  • The State of The Planet Today (2024)

    The State of The Planet Today (2024)

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American listeners! Matt checks in to let everyone know what the team has in store for December and beyond.